Asbestos Inspector Training UPDATED
ACTUAL QUESTIONS and CORRECT
Answers
What are the main two asbestos mineral groups - CORRECT ANSWER - Serpentine and
Amphibole
The most common Asbestos found in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chrysotile
What are the three categories of ACM in buildings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Surfacing
Materials, Thermal System Insulation, and Misc. Materials
PLM - CORRECT ANSWER - Polarized Light Microscopy
AHERA - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
What are the three diseases associated with asbestos exposure? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, and Mesothelioma
Scarring of the lung (fibrosis) - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestosis
Malignant tumor of the bronchi covering - CORRECT ANSWER - Lung Cancer
Latency period for Asbestosis - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-20 years
Latency period for Lung Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 years
Latency period for Mesothelioma - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 to 40 years
, People who smoke and are exposed to asbestos have factor going for them? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Synergistic effect and are 50 times more likely to develop lung cancer
ASHARA - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization
Act of 1992
What does AHERA apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schools (K-12)
What did the ASHARA do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Required that any asbestos
inspection conducted in a public or commercial building be performed by an accredited Building
Inspector.
What are the three areas of potential liability an inspector faces? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Regulatory, Criminal, and Civil
What is the most common source of liability for inspectors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Contractual Liability
What is the best way to avoid legal disputes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clarity in contract
language
What is a tort? - CORRECT ANSWER - a wrongful act or an infringement of a right
(other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
What are common tort theories? - CORRECT ANSWER - Negligence, Fraud,
Misrepresentation, and Assault and Battery
What are the two types of insurance coverage? - CORRECT ANSWER - Errors and
Omissions, General Liability Insurance
ACTUAL QUESTIONS and CORRECT
Answers
What are the main two asbestos mineral groups - CORRECT ANSWER - Serpentine and
Amphibole
The most common Asbestos found in the US? - CORRECT ANSWER - Chrysotile
What are the three categories of ACM in buildings? - CORRECT ANSWER - Surfacing
Materials, Thermal System Insulation, and Misc. Materials
PLM - CORRECT ANSWER - Polarized Light Microscopy
AHERA - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 1986
What are the three diseases associated with asbestos exposure? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Asbestosis, Lung Cancer, and Mesothelioma
Scarring of the lung (fibrosis) - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestosis
Malignant tumor of the bronchi covering - CORRECT ANSWER - Lung Cancer
Latency period for Asbestosis - CORRECT ANSWER - 10-20 years
Latency period for Lung Cancer - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 years
Latency period for Mesothelioma - CORRECT ANSWER - 20 to 40 years
, People who smoke and are exposed to asbestos have factor going for them? - CORRECT
ANSWER - Synergistic effect and are 50 times more likely to develop lung cancer
ASHARA - CORRECT ANSWER - Asbestos School Hazard Abatement Reauthorization
Act of 1992
What does AHERA apply to? - CORRECT ANSWER - Schools (K-12)
What did the ASHARA do? - CORRECT ANSWER - Required that any asbestos
inspection conducted in a public or commercial building be performed by an accredited Building
Inspector.
What are the three areas of potential liability an inspector faces? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Regulatory, Criminal, and Civil
What is the most common source of liability for inspectors? - CORRECT ANSWER -
Contractual Liability
What is the best way to avoid legal disputes? - CORRECT ANSWER - Clarity in contract
language
What is a tort? - CORRECT ANSWER - a wrongful act or an infringement of a right
(other than under contract) leading to civil legal liability.
What are common tort theories? - CORRECT ANSWER - Negligence, Fraud,
Misrepresentation, and Assault and Battery
What are the two types of insurance coverage? - CORRECT ANSWER - Errors and
Omissions, General Liability Insurance
